“Everything in regard to the stadium is set,” Bidwill said. “Everything else in regard to Glendale is not set.”

Bidwill said he is hopeful it will come together. He reiterated camp is closer to the largest part of the fan base in the Valley, and noted 20 of the 32 NFL teams practice at their facility and/or stadium. The plan is that the Cards will have places on the concourse for fan activities, Bidwill said. There is a Real Madrid- L.A. Galaxy soccer game in the stadium in Aug. 1, but Bidwill said the Cards have the ability to practice at ASU’s facility that day. The Cards also think they have a good plan to work with the turf in the stadium, which obviously would take a pounding with daily practices.

As far as moving the entire football operations out to Glendale, Bidwill said that wouldn’t necessarily happen. “Those are some of the things we haven’t decided on,” he said.

“We tried to make the best decision for the team,” Bidwill said. “The facilities NAU had moved us into the last couple of years were completely substandard for a professional football team and we were paying big rent up there. They just didn’t want to cooperate with us anymore. … I was not going to let this team be at a competitive disadvantage.

“I think it will make us a better team and give fans better access.”

There is no timetable on having camp at the stadium either.

“We don’t want to necessarily look at this as a short-term situation, but we’ll see how it goes,” Bidwill said.

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Darren,
You’ve mentioned almost all of last year’s rookies and how they’ve shown improvement in strength, eating habits, etc. but how has Lindley looked, has he at least shown improvement throwing the ball under Arians?

@ Don, C – I agree, I was at last year Fan Fest and last night it was much better. Much easier to get in to UoP, nine concession stands open, entire lower bowl available to sit in ( we moved around to watch position drills, then sat on the 40 yard line to watch the 7 on 7 and the Offense work towards the end on the night). Great Job Cards…